Larryz Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Rest in Peace Ginger Baker...Cream is one of my all-time favorite trios. You will be missed... https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/ginger-baker-creams-volatile-drummer-dies-at-80/ar-AAIm2dl?ocid=spartandhp [video:youtube] Quote Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 [font:Century Gothic]RIP, Ginger, although peace was kinda a foreign concept to you. My fave GB work was from the '90s, with Masters Of Reality. I loved the album he did in the '80s with Public Image Ltd, too.[/font] [video:youtube] Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypuppy123 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 All the legends I grew up with are nearly gone but the memories live on , RIP Ginger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 RIP Ginger Baker! Drummer of one of my all time favorite bands, The Cream, they were something else......... Quote dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 The finest drummer ever is gone! I aspired to be a drummer in my pre-teens. Seeing him live in '69 convinced me that I should take up guitar.... Quote Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Best Rock drummer of all in my opinion. How did he live so long considering? Out of spite? 𤣠Quote "Let me stand next to your fire!", Jimi Hendrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce fought like cats and dogs, and they hated each other with a passion, maybe that was the reason they did some amazing music, They got more out of 3 instruments than any other band in their day. Of course he was considered an a-hole by some folks, however I did not have to deal with him personally. I did watch a Netflix on him a bunch of months ago, and I could see how he would be called an a-hole, and I would not have liked to work with someone like that, but he sure added a bunch to Creams power, and for that I can admire his contribution to the late 60's musical excellence. Quote dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 I just read of this today,. The NYTimes has an interesting article citing 15 of his performances. w/ links to audio-visuals. < https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/06/arts/music/ginger-baker-songs.html > While I disagree abt his status as "best ever drummer" he was quite talented. Here's what 1 of his strongest acolytes had to say while inducting Cream into the R&R HOF.. [video:youtube] Here's one that I bet most of his rock fans haven't heard. It's a long groove but abt 7:45 Baker revs into a drum solo/perc duet that breaks out in earnest @ 8:00 & lasts several minutes. [video:youtube] Another track from that session. Drum spotlight starts 5:05 & has a particularly striking cymbal bit abt 6:29 [video:youtube] & finally we have this [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7h8CqYXEx0 Quote d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypuppy123 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce fought like cats and dogs, and they hated each other with a passion, maybe that was the reason they did some amazing music, They got more out of 3 instruments than any other band in their day. Of course he was considered an a-hole by some folks, however I did not have to deal with him personally. I did watch a Netflix on him a bunch of months ago, and I could see how he would be called an a-hole, and I would not have liked to work with someone like that, but he sure added a bunch to Creams power, and for that I can admire his contribution to the late 60's musical excellence. The short lived "Blind Faith" group may have had something to do with Baker and it's 'cup-a-coffee' moment in music history. I read where Clapton was not very keen on him being part of the project and may have some thing to with the break up though it's just a guess on my part because I don't recall EC ever admitting to that being the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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